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Alleged Teen Member of LulzSec Hackers Arrested in UK

A British teenager suspected of being a major player in LulzSec -- the now notorious group of computer hackers responsible for attacks on sites ranging from Sony and Sega to the CIA -- has been arrested in the U.K.SkyNews identified the teen as Ryan Cleary of Wickford, Essex, although police declined to identify the suspect because he has not yet been charged with a crime.The arrest of the 19-year-old comes in the wake of weeks of seemingly random hacks against a variety of online targets, and just days after the group claimed it brought down the Central Intelligence Agency's website.LulzSec appeared to make light of the arrest in a Tweet on its Twitter feed Tuesday morning."Seems the glorious leader of LulzSec got arrested, it's all over now... wait... we're all still here! Which poor bastard did they take down?" LulzSec wrote.The Monday night arrest, a joint operation by the Essex Police, the Metropolitan Police Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU) and the FBI, was announced Tuesday by police...

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